Ramblings on Washington County Taxes and Court House Visit
A Washington County writer tours the county treasurer and courthouse. He reports 99.93 percent of the year tax total collected, notes state veteran exemptions and homestead credits, and cites auto licenses, use tax, and sales patterns. He chats with officials, highlights a Christmas tree, and mentions the January district court term amid tax season preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Washington County
Bill Howell
Howell
Department of Automobile Licenses
Christmas Card Tradition Reaches Back to Green Tree
A reflective verse from Green Tree invites neighbors and relatives to trim their card lists, sharing a porch chat about Christmas greetings and a trip to Hartzlers Woods for a room tall pine left as a green tree. The piece blends a personal pledge with seasonal imagery and a nod to local place Hartzlers' Woods.
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Hartzlers’ Woods
Bubble gum for earaches and common surnames in the U S
A 1958 syndicate piece explains that chewing gum can relieve middle ear pressure by reopening the Eustachian tube, with risks of infection if untreated. It also notes remedies and possible surgery for severe cases. The text concludes with Mrs. Alvin Jones, former Lillie Anderson of Niles, mentioning that JONES and ANDERSON are common US surnames.
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Junior
Niles, Ohio
UPI
Alvin Jones
Lillie Anderson of
Niles
Garden Club In Wellman Meeting
The Wellman Garden Club met in the Methodist church with Mrs. Myrtly Vincent presiding and readings on Christmas in Other Lands. A Christmas gift exchange and refreshments followed for a large gathering.
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Wellman
Wellman Garden Club
Myrtly Vincent
FE. C. Henn
B.C. Foster
Harvey Freel
Ray Marner
Adolph Schroeder
Ambrose Longwell
Grandview
Dean Schwartz
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Vic Rampleberg
The
Baptist Church
Louise Penningroth
Stamp Corner highlights global stamp issues and a Christmas wish
United States to issue a five cent flag stamp in January with no United States inscription. Ghana Ivory Coast Liechtenstein India Italy Vatican Uruguay and French territories release stamps or sets this season. The column closes with a Christmas greeting to readers.
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United States
Post Office Department
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Liechtenstein
India
Italy
Ecumenical Council
Rome
Vatican City
Uruguay
Telstar
French Polynesia
Grand Comoro
Mali Republic
New Caledonia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna
France
Andorra
Brighton Community News Briefs and Holiday Events
Mrs Paul Peck of East Pleasant Plain spent the weekend visiting family in Rock Island Til and Cedar Falls. Mr and Mrs Wallace Savage of McMinnville Oregon celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on December 28. Stella Gowey notes her 92nd birthday on December 12 with family visits. A large Brighton gym dinner hosted by Scheeler Brothers drew 524 attendees from Missouri and nearby towns. Brighton Grade School Christmas program December 20 features Christmas in Other Lands. Several community gatherings include Burr Oak and Harmony Club events. School dismissals for holidays run December 21 with return January 3.
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Farm Bureau
Williamsburg
Lewis Glider
Ida King
Mary
Miss King
Holy Land
Danny Aggson
P.M. Swartzendruber
7Th Avenue
Brighton
Paul Peck
East Pleasant Plain
Sam Armettas
Vincent Peck
Rock Island
Til
Bill Peck
Nice
Ted Drish
Mary Drish
Cedar Falls
Charles Drish
Wallace Savage
Yamhill St
McMinnville
Oregon
Lacey Frazier
Western States
Stella Gowey
Helen Hadley
Richland
Merrill Gowey
Carl Daering
Harry Hamilton
Donald Gowey
Hadley
Scheeler Brothers
Brighton Gym
Missouri
Washington
Keota
Don
Jack
Iwan Hahn
Irvan Rich
Burr Oak
James Lamasky
Air Service
Don Lamasky
National Park
Hazel Ginrich
Fairfield
Harmony Club
Lee Schafer
Howard Shaffer
Ira Saunders
Tony Meath
Howard Shafer
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County Board of Supervisors
Fred
Bourgeois
Oneila Fisher
Washington County Historical Society
Marietta Workman
District Court
By Wank Ketcham
Oneita Fisher
Burton H. Fern, M. D
King Features
Jones
Anderson
Paul
Barbara
Sein Smylie's Livestock CO
F. D. Smylie and Family
Columbus Junction, Iowa
R. B. Smylie and Family
Garden Club
Mrs. C. B. Godber
Jarre
Vienne Young
Judy Slemmons
Joe Erb
Glen Huntsberger
Weldon Miller
Irene Zillmer
Merry Oo
Mae
OK Tire Store
Bob & Ferd
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
By Walt Green
Paul Pecks
Rive
Merry Christmas
Walt
Elizabeth
Agora
Fenn Farm Service
Washington, Iowa
Trac
Ann Tring
Americ
Inr
Puroes
Leo’s
Harold Rathmel
Orville Flory
Norma Jerry Coffin
Ainsworth Junction
Columbus Junction
County Line Road
David Bradley
Kline
Hampshire
Poland
Farrow
China
Carl Steele
Keith Rply
Jim Sokup
Colum
State Bank
By Chio Young
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